﻿﻿Competition & Preparation﻿﻿

Olympic Stadium 1972

The Munich Olympic Stadium is an architectural landmark. Athletes train for years to get a chance to perform on such a big stage. In this process they receive coaching to prepare them for competition.

perform !!

Aspects of Performance

Learn and train psychological methods to perform to the best of your abilities.

ready for the big jump ?

In modern competitive sports athletes are highly challenged bodily and mentally. However, training of elite athletes consists mostly of physical and sports-specific contents. A lack of mental preparation shows in comments like:

I couldn't unfold my full potential

I was too nervous, tense, distracted, not focused

I was disturbed by the opponent, the referee or spectators.

Thus, failures, unmet expectations or excessive demands are explained. These explanations may well be true, but athletes should find a way to deal with problems in the future.

can I get into the performance zone ?

In addition to physical demands athletes increasingly feel mental stress in modern competitive sport. Causes are for example tougher and more competitions and a general professionalization of sports.

Therefore, sports psychological methods should be included in the training structure. For example, athletes should be familiar with their optimum activation state and relaxation techniques in order to reach their full potential in competition.